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The Basics

Name: Jonah Christopher Dearth

Age: the one where you still get acne

Origin: Ohio

Nicknames: Jones

Reason behind username: Firethorn comes from some made-up superhero I had as a kid. Not that I remember much about the superhero itself, but I still like the ring of saying Firethorn. The 43 either comes from Nickelodeon being on channel 43, or from George W. Bush being President #43 at the time (or both.). I've been using this username nearly forever, with the exception of Tuff33 back on Nick.com...cool.

Best My IGN friends: Oh goodness! Sam, Anthony, Crista, David (Zeldaracer), Jarred, Blair, Geoff, and way way more who all know who they are! Our friendships go far beyond the site, and I hope to meet many of these fine people in the future (One is in the works )

Hobbies: Aside from video games, watching a lot of movies, reading news/garbage on the Internet such as Reddit and Twitter, Spotify-ing, swimming/jogging, occasionally make bad photoshops, and compiling terrible YouTube videos.

Pets: Right now I just have Zelda, a 3 year old Mini Poodle. Before, I've had a hamster (Nep), a guinea pig (McFly), and one other dog, a Mini-Schnauzer named Angel.

Pet Peeves: Not being taken seriously. This is likely my own fault since I have the stupidest sense of humor, and come off as careless.

Gaming

Consoles I've Owned:

*All Nintendo consoles from NES to Wii U*

*All Nintendo handhelds including two broken 3DSs...*

PS2

PS3

PS4

PS Vita

Alienware Laptop

Favorite Console: The Wii. Honestly! (honestlii?) It has always had the most interesting and vast library of unique games for me. Many games on the Wii that played like Skyward Sword or The Conduit, are games that will simply never be made quite like again. I'm always looking for something new or unique to my games.

I make dumb photoshops for the Video Game Tournaments here on MyIGN. See last year's here.

I am learning Japanese! I never thought I'd enjoy learning it so much after hating Spanish. Initially, I wanted to learn because of the video games or hot Asians, but these days I do it because I love learning more about the culture and history of Japan, and admire many of their practices in life. Don't be discouraged by what people might say, or if you don't have a good enough reason to learn, because they don't really care, and it doesn't really matter. Just do it NikeTM

My father is a children's pastor. Although not part of the religion myself, he is an incredibly dedicated and loving dude, and I admire all that he does.

I tried to make this both concise yet diverse. This isn't my end all be all list, although one of these is most certainly my favorite game track, which you will see at the end. Obviously many personal favorite were cut out, but if you'd like, you can check out my YouTube playlist of Video Game Music here! Now, let us dive in:

Super Mario Galaxy 2 - Main Theme

This was played when Super Mario Galaxy 2 was first revealed in E3 2009, which was also when I first discovered E3. I was watching it on the Wii's Nintendo Channel of all places, where Nintendo would post game clips and E3 videos, and stuff like this. Anyhow, this was how I discovered game announcements were even a thing, and a game like Super Mario Galaxy 2 blew my mind just at the idea. I still get some chills from hearing this track from the original trailer, remembering how my jaw dropped at such an unexpected sequel.

Secret of Mana - Into the Thick of It

I discovered this game from my older sister's SNES collection that I inherited much later. The games she had included the usuals, such as Super Mario World and Donkey Kong Country, while also having the stick-outs like Wheel of Fortune, but I remain wondering why she owned a game like Secret of Mana. She was never much of a gamer, but owning a more experimental RPG, with a much more artsy kind of game cover that I had never seen before, was always interesting to me, but never bothered to ask her about it.

Oh yeah, so the music's fantastic! This track only bolded the mysterious nature this game had for me as a kid. Never did finish it...but I still find the stylization a little intimidating.

VVVVVV- Positive Force

"Or as some people like to refer to it: WWW."

Hotline Miami - Hydrogen

Hotline Miami is vile in its violently addictive atmosphere. Much like Miami. The music is pounding, asking you to always "press X to try again", until you do this by habit. It compliments the speed and succession you need to properly perform combos enough to keep you distraught, but never cause you to rage quit. Also, I'm gonna flaunt that I still hold a score in the top 1000 players for this level:

Thank you for bearing my flaunting. Next:

Okami - Reset

Okami is the most comprehensive ode to Japanese lore seen in video games, and the soundtrack alleviates any doubt you have on that statement.

Tearaway - Renaissance Hop

Heres a weird one. This is funky as hell. I'm not afraid to admit I bounce my glutes a little bit to this one. Tearaway loves the player, and I love Tearaway.

Super Smash Bros Melee - Multi Man Melee 1

Smash is unforgettable with the main theme's across the franchise, but how about some love for the pure guitar in this track from Melee?

Now, for my favorite video game track:

ICO - Castle in the Mist

Nothing feels quite like the way playing ICO does. This is one of only two songs in the entire game, as it is a very quiet experience. The colors are warm and peaceful, and while the castle itself is nearly empty to support the softly spoken world, is still very dangerous and vast. The song plays in the credits when the journey is over, playing as a sign of tranquility for our hero. The rest of the game had nearly no music because there wasn't a need for music. Music in any other part of the game would be a distraction from the environment you are in, which allowed this and the track "You Were There" in the end to emphasize the impact of finishing what may be a short game, but more importantly, a thorough exploration of a Castle.

Rules:

"You can only list one of your most anticipated games from 2014 and another from 2015 with reasons as to why you desire that game and at least have to be announced"

"The next category is where you can choose a game from any timeframe whether it be a game with an unknown release date where the developers are scratching their heads for an appropriate release date... or perhaps some Gold or something. It can even be another game from 2014 or 2015."

"The fourth game is different because it's doesn't have anything to do with the future. Instead it involves the most anticipated game you might have been waiting for in the past such as 2010 or perhaps earlier."

COOLEST TWO-THOUSAND FOURTEEN GAME NOT OUT YET

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U

Not surprising really. All three of the past Super Smash Bros. entries have consumed most of my gaming life, with Brawl as my most played game ever. The 6 1/2 year period since Brawl's release has been a long one, and my tastes and experiences in gaming since 2008 have changed greatly...and yet I still totally feel it with Smash 4 from what I've played! It's remarkably made from the 3DS demo, and I expect the full releases to keep me playing for as long as Melee and Brawl even still.

I don't think there is ANY other game or game franchise where we consider playable characters AMAZING announcements. Never has there been a game where we react this way to a game mode or feature, or even in other crossover games. This means a lot to so many of us, and will continue to as Nintendo and Bandai-Namco have taken wonderful care of the series.

COOLEST TWO-THOUSAND FIFTEEN GAME

Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain

The Metal Gear games have incredible prestige and finesse. In it's 20 year history, there hasn't been a series of games that takes as much advantage with console hardware. I don't mean that just in the graphical or artistic sense; I mean it in that nearly all of the games on their own represent what their systems could show, and allow the player to do. For a series so inspired by the movies, it understands what games can add to a 'movie-like' experience. Metal Gear Solid 5 may just be what wraps up this juggernaught, and more.

(Purposely not putting the V for Metal Gear Solid 5...the last 4 did not use roman numerals so I don't know why this one is.)

BONUS ROUND

The Witness

The Witness contains such a wonderful environment. Aside from the island looking incredibly lively, it also spells something mysterious with over 600 puzzles and other crazy details I expect from the designer of Braid. A lot of my faith in this game does come from the experience I had with Braid, with unique storytelling and incredibly rewarding puzzle design. Seeing The Witness be something similar to that, but as this giant beautiful island, is exciting! The game is still sometime in 2014, and I remain as patient as I can be.

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Half-Life 3

Yes, I still want the game to happen. As a very, very passionate Half-Life fan (Half-Life 2 is pretty much my favorite game of all time!), having a final game is not just because its Half-Life. Half-Life 3 jokes are louder than actual Half-Life admiration. I don't buy that "It is too hyped up to live up to the hype.". Silly jokes or theories is not 'hype'; we have not seen the game, therefore we have no idea what to expect in the first place in order to be a disappointment. A Half-Life 3 needs to happen once the tech is there, and then we can see just how Half-Life is concluded.

Though really, I would be happy if Valve just made a video game in general right now...

The Last Guardian please

Monday, July 7th, I asked over 30 of you which games out of the MyIGN 2014 Video Game Tournament have you played. What started as a curiosity of mine became a pretty extensive blog, but a fun project to do nonetheless. There are two parts to this: The number of games played out of the 64 in the tournament (which 38 people contributed to), and the most played games out of the 64 (which 33 people contributed to). Without further ado, here is a lot of numbers:

Tournament Games Ordered From Most Played To Least Played:

Super Smash Bros. Melee (32/33)

Super Mario 64 (30/33)

Super Smash Bros. Brawl (30/33)

Super Mario Galaxy (30/33)

Mario Kart 64 (29/33)

Super Smash Bros. (29/33)

Super Mario World (29/33)

Super Mario Bros. 3 (29/33)

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (28/33)

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (27/33)

Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow (26/33)

Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (26/33)

Goldeneye 007 (25/33)

Star Fox 64 (25/33)

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (25/33)

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (25/33)

Donkey Kong Country (24/33)

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (23/33)

Super Mario Galaxy 2 (23/33)

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (23/33)

Metroid Prime (23/33)

Yoshi's Island (22/33)

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (22/33)

Pokemon Gold/Silver (22/33)

Assassin's Creed II (21/33)

Sonic 3 & Knuckles (21/33)

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (21/33)

Fire Emblem: Awakening (20/33)

Red Dead Redemption (20/33)

Shadow of the Colossus (20/33)

Portal 2 (20/33)

Okami (20/33)

Banjo-Kazooie (20/33)

BioShock Infinite (19/33)

BioShock (19/33)

Kingdom Hearts II (18/33)

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (18/33)

Metal Gear Solid (18/33)

Xenoblade Chronicles (18/33)

Halo: Combat Evolved (17/33)

Mega Man 2 (17/33)

Resident Evil 4 (16/33)

Final Fantasy VI (16/33)

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (16/33)

Crash Bandicoot: Warped (15/33)

Final Fantasy VII (15/33)

Earthbound (15/33)

Mass Effect (15/33)

Chrono Cross (14/33)

Final Fantasy IX (14/33) (I misspelled this as “Final Fantaxy” earlier and for a second was shocked that nobody played Final FANTASY IX)

A big THANK YOU to all of those who participated in this poll! I find these a ton of fun and they help give some insight on who and what experience people have on our yearly 64. As you might know, I will be posting more silly photoshops per match for a while, and you can view them here.I also have 2013's photoshops here.

One last special Thank You to Lost_in_Translation, a wonderful moderator and tourney guru at MyIGN, for making this all possible!